Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-12-08

lay off, but to no great extent, it is
hoped.
BIsHoP's furniture store will prove
a paradise for prudent purchasers
of practical aud pretty holiday
presents.
THE recent reception of Prof.
Pickard at the Patteville Normal
school has beer made the subject of
handsome memorial volume, the
work containing sketches Of Mr.
Piokard and Miss Joselyn, the ad-
dresses made at the reunion and the
toasts and the responses at the ban
quet.
A DIME entertainment will be Civ
en- 10y the members of Emery lodge,
4 o. G. r., at their hall tomorrow,
Friday evening. Songs, recitations
and a short dialogue will be the pro-
gramme, followed by sociable with
cake and coffee as refreshments.
II is said and believed that the
stock buyers of Mineral Point have
lost money the last few years al
though they have not paid so much
for stock as the Darlington buyers,
who are not regarded as having lost.
Wherein is the mystery?
HENRY WILLIAMS, familiarly known
as Boss" who is employed in the
r. r. yards in this city, got the in
dex finger Of his left hand caught
while coupling cars. The flesh was
torn clean from the bone on that
part of the finger nearest the knuckle
but strange to say the bone was not
broken. 1t is thought the finger
can be saved. The accident hap
pened last Friday.
The farmers institute is to be
held in this city January 7 and Is,
which time wont be long coming
around. The interest of our citizens
therein is necessary to insure its
success. Farmers and their wives
are solicited to prepare brelf, prac-
tical papers upon some special line
of industry, aud our business men
and musicians are earnestly solicited
to aid in making it entertaining and
beneficial. At each institute Messrs.
Smith, Gould and Curtis will churn,
work and pack butter, explaining in
detail how the best quality is made.
THE officers of the state public
school for neglected and dependent
children, at Sparta, Wis, desire to
call the attention of the public to
the fact that they are now prepared
to place children In homes. We
desire good, moral homes for them.
We are glad to be able to say that
our children average well in physl-
cal health, aud mental brightness.
We shall be glad to hear from any
who would like to give home to an
unfortunate, but good, healthy,
bright child. Address Superinten-
dent State School, or Hon. Allen
Rusk, Agent, Sparta, Wis.
FOLLOWING are the officers of Geo.
II. Legate Post, g. A. r., elected
Dec. I'd, 1887:
Commander Calvert Spensley.
5. " Commander John II. Vivian.
J. V. Commander-N Nelson Bovee.
Quartermaster George Jeuck.
Chaplain d. E. Jacobs
0. D.-M. J. Minor.
o. stephen wilkins
Delegates to grand encampment
are John H. Vivian and George
Jeuck. Aiternates, Edward Devlin
and d. e. Jacobs. Annual installa-
ton and promenade concert will be
held Dee. 25ua Phil. Cheek, Dr.
Ry!cs, Maj. lockwood, aod other
prominent speakers will be present
at the public camp fire. Full par
ticulars next week.
In the price given last week for a
ticket to California-Sls.25- there
has been a change made, by trans
posing the first two figures. Those
who failed to reach the Golden State
on such terms can now rest assured
il is forever too late. Excursions
will leave Council Bluffs every